armyjoe
Super Moderator
So i was out today in the mountains and had the chance to try out the new First Lite puffy jacket. I am extremely impressed with this jacket and it will definitely be seeing a spot in my gear list this season.
The weight is still pretty light at 19oz but man is it warm. I was out shed hunting at about 52 degrees and as soon as I starting walking I was warm. Definitely warmer then the spindrift jacket. The DWR material isn't the quietest but it isn't meant for stalking. The DWR worked great and when the wind kicked up I didn't even notice. There wasn't any light rain or snow to truly test out the DWR exterior but from what I could tell it works like it should. The cut was also a big plus in my book. I could freely lift my arms above my head and didn't have a jacket ride up everywhere on me. Freedom of motion was great.
There were a few things I wasn't really happy with but I was told those things will be changing for the actual production jackets. The things I wasn't sure about were,
The backwards zipper - really weird and not natural for a guy.
I wasn't a fan of the camo cuffs and neck strip. They will be a solid color jacket for production though.
Sizing - I'm 5'10" 180 lbs and this larger is large on me. Without a doubt a medium is the way to go for me. The only way I could see (for me) wearing a large is in the dead of winter and having 4 layers on under it.
I'd give it a solid 8.5 out of 10
The weight is still pretty light at 19oz but man is it warm. I was out shed hunting at about 52 degrees and as soon as I starting walking I was warm. Definitely warmer then the spindrift jacket. The DWR material isn't the quietest but it isn't meant for stalking. The DWR worked great and when the wind kicked up I didn't even notice. There wasn't any light rain or snow to truly test out the DWR exterior but from what I could tell it works like it should. The cut was also a big plus in my book. I could freely lift my arms above my head and didn't have a jacket ride up everywhere on me. Freedom of motion was great.
There were a few things I wasn't really happy with but I was told those things will be changing for the actual production jackets. The things I wasn't sure about were,
The backwards zipper - really weird and not natural for a guy.
I wasn't a fan of the camo cuffs and neck strip. They will be a solid color jacket for production though.
Sizing - I'm 5'10" 180 lbs and this larger is large on me. Without a doubt a medium is the way to go for me. The only way I could see (for me) wearing a large is in the dead of winter and having 4 layers on under it.
I'd give it a solid 8.5 out of 10